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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 510 · 40 questions
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Debater's tip (Short, balanced, nothing new): Order: restate the topic → points in favour → points against → where we agreed. Good: both sides, the main points, short and clear, neutral, key facts, a clear last line. Poor: only your view, a new point, a long repeat of everything, leaving out a side, blaming others.

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  1. 1.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  3. 3.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  7. 7.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) leaving out one side (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  22. 22.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  24. 24.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  28. 28.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  32. 32.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  34. 34.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  40. 40.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising

Answer key

  1. the whole group
  2. staying neutral
  3. True
  4. a good summary
  5. a poor summary
  6. restate the topic
  7. False
  8. a good summary
  9. points in favour
  10. mentioning key facts
  11. getting facts wrong
  12. a poor summary
  13. points in favour
  14. a long repeat of all
  15. a long repeat of all
  16. a poor summary
  17. leaving out one side
  18. being short and clear
  19. a good summary
  20. adding a new point
  21. staying neutral
  22. at the end
  23. points in favour
  24. about a minute
  25. restate the topic
  26. a poor summary
  27. points against
  28. False
  29. False
  30. only your own view
  31. a clear last line
  32. no
  33. blaming others
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. only your own view
  40. short and balanced

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